Bison



(No Model.)

W. H. HARRISON. Jr.

NEGKTIE.

No. 387,231. Patented Aug. 7, 1888.

iinirnn STATES PATENT @rrrcs.

XVILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, JR, OF NEW? YORK, N. Y.

NECKTIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 387,231, dated August7, 1888.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HENRY HAR- R1s0N, Jr., a citizen of theUnited States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and Stateof New York, have invented a new and useful Dress Necktie, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in neckties which are in the formof a bow-knot, but do not require to be tied by the wearer, and yet mayreadily be washed or reversed; and the objects of my improvements are,first, to provide a necktie that does not require to be tied by thewearer; second, to enable such a necktie to be washed when soiled, orreversed if made of non-washable material. I am well aware that necktiesof this form are old, and they have been made in this form, sewed orotherwise secured in a permanent bow-knot, so as to obviate thenecessity of tying by the wearer. My invention has the same advantagespossessed by these neckties, and, in addition thereto, the fastenings,not being permanent, can be undone, and thus the tie can be washed orreversed. This results in a great saving of expense, for the presentpermanentlytied neckties when they become soiled are worthless, whilemyimproved necktie can be washed as often and will last as long as thewell-known neckties which are made in a single strip of material andtied by the wearer. a

I attain the objects of my invention by the means illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a view showing the necktieon the wearer. Fig. 2 is a View of the necktie secured to acollar-button in the back of the shirt of the wearer. Fig. 3 is a Viewin per spective of the necktie and the means of securing itto thecollar-button in front of the shirt, the bow-knot being inverted in thisfigure. Fig. i is a view of the necktie opened for the purpose ofwashing. Fig. 5 is a front View of the necktie, the perpendicular pieceof the bow-knot being loose, the necktie being folded ready for use.Fig. 6 isaview in perspective of the necktie when partially open,showing a buckle at the end and the tie fastened by means of a McGillfastener.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

My washable necktie is made of cambric or other suitable material,preferably some ma terial that will not shrink or be distorted in shapewhen washed. I prefer to cut the ma terial into three pieces andconstruct the necktie as follows:

The piece A B 0 (shown in Fig. 4) is folded so as to make a right angleat B. This piece A B 0 should be of proper length to fit the size of thecollar. The pieceD F G E may be finished square at the ends, as shown inFig. 4, or pointed. The length of this piece D F G E will of coursedepend on the size it is desired to make the tie, and should be inproper proportion-w. 6., itslength being abouttweive to thirteen timesits breadth-and it is folded into thirds at the points F and G. Thepoints F and G may be marked by astitch, if desired. The middle of theone-third part D F is laid upon the strip A B 0, so that if this thirdwere folded in half the line of this fold would lie on or a shortdistance to the right of a perpendicular line dropped from B on thepiece A B 0. The piece H I K is about one-fourth the length of DF GE.The piece H IK may be pointed at H, and has the button-hole e in it.This piece H I K is laid under the pieces A B G and D F G E, as shown inFig. 4, and the three pieces are secured together by stitclr ing a b andc d, as shown in Fig. 4., or by a McGill fastener, f, as shown in Fig.6, or by other suitable means.

The tie is laundered open when in the position shown in Fig. 4.

When it is desired to wear the tie, the piece D F G E is folded over atG and F, when it assumes the appearance shown in Fig. 5. The piece H I Kis then folded over and the tie is held in an inverted position, asshown in Fig. 3. The tie is buttoned to the collar-button by thebutton-hole e, as shown in Fig. 3. It is then turned down to theposition shown in Fig. 1. The tie is secured at the back of the neckeither by the buckle 9, (shown in Fig. 6,) or it is buttoned onto thecollar-button at the back, as shown in Fig. 2, by means of thebutton-holes h and k. There may be several button-holes k and h, asshown in Fig. 4-, to allow the tie to shrink and yet be able to buttonand to allow of the same tie to be worn with different-size collars. Thebutton-holes 7tand h are preferably made at slight angles to allow oftheir overlapping.

If the tie be made of satin or other nonwashable material, it should befastened by a McGill fastener such as is described in Letters Patent ofthe United States numbered 162,184, or other suitable means as shown inFig. 6; otherwise it is constructed substantially as heretoforedescribed. When the front and edges at F and G of this non-washable tiebecome soiled, the tie can be taken apart and readily reversed, thuspresenting a clean appearance.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

l. A necktie made by fastening together the strips A B O, D F G E, and HI K in the manner shown and described, the strip D F G E being foldedat]? and G and the tie being fastened to the collar-button at the frontof the shirt by the butt0n-hole e.

2. A necktie constructed in a bow-knot by fastening together the stripsA B O, D F G E, and H I K in the manner shown and described, the strip DF G E being folded at F and G, and the necktie being fastened to thecollarbutton at the front of the shirt by the button 0 hole 6 and to thecollar-button at the back by the button holes k and h.

WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, JR.

Witnesses:

D. T. GEOFF, Rroun. S. CHILD, Jr.

